set DB with variable?

[johnk+thunderstone]

Is it possible to set the DB directive using a variable or does it have to be a string? If it is possible, what is the correct syntax?

per
http://www.thunderstone.com/site/vortexman/db.html
the syntax is
<DB = "path">

Attempting something like this does not seem to work:
<DB = $somevariable>
nor this
<DB = "$somevariable">

[John]

The correct syntax is the first one you had, without quotes:

<db=$somevariable>

Have you checked the contents of the variable?

[johnk+thunderstone]

I haven't checked the variable contents explicitly.
My testing method was to replace this:

<DB = "/example/path/to/db">

with this:

<$myvar = "/example/path/to/db">
<DB = $myvar>

[John]

That should work if executed within Vortex code. It wouldn't work as a directive at the top of the file.

[johnk+thunderstone]

Whether or not the directive at the top of the file could be set with a variable instead of "hard-coded" is the answer I was seeking. Thank you for the confirmation!